The Parasites
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
8 June 2005
Summary
The Shadow of Fame: A Family Affair
‘When people play the game: Name three or four persons whom you would choose to have with you on a desert island - they never choose the Delaneys. They don’t even choose us one by one as individuals. We have earned, not always fairly we consider, the reputation of being difficult guests…’
Maria, Niall and Celia have grown up in the shadow of their famous parents - their father, a flamboyant singer and their mother, a talented dancer. Now p…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844080724 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844080722 |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
| Author: | Daphne Du Maurier |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 8 June 2005 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 132mm x 23mm |
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She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense, and she was, too, a writer of fearless originality– Guardian
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She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense, and she was, too, a writer of fearless originality - Guardian
About The Author
Daphne Du Maurier
Daphne du Maurier was born in 1906 and educated at home and in Paris. She began writing in 1928, and many of her bestselling novels were set in Cornwall, where she lived for most of her life. She was made a DBE in 1969 and died in 1989.
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